Rack for collars and neckties



' 1,557,989 A. DOMBROWSK! RACK FOR COLLARS AND NECKTIES Oct.

med Jan. 29, 1924 2 sheets-sheet 1.

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A. DOMBROWSKY RACK FOR COLLARS AND 'uncx'rms Filed Jan. 29, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIM mi INVENTOR A- pomjrowfilff A TTORNE YS PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER DOMBROWSKY, 0F BALBO'A, CANAL ZONE.

BACK FOR COLLARS AND NEGKTIES.

Application filed January 29, 1824. Serial No. 689,283.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER DOMBROW- s n, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Balboa, in the Canal Zone, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks for Collars and Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to racks and is more particularly directed to a holder for neck ties and collars.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device adapted for use as a holder for aplurality of ties and collars whereby such articles may be displayed to better advantage in stores or may be more selectively accessible in the home, the rack being foldable into a neat, compact and unitary structure suitable for shipment.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a necktie rack in which a minimum of partszare so coordinated that single elements are uniformly employed as common to a plurality of independent yet closely associated holders.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings: 3

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a rack constructed according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a'horizontal section of the same.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of the construction shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section of the rack showing the collar holder folded back upon the front face of the rack.

Figure 5 is a vertical section of a modified form of clip.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in perspective showing an enlarged detail of the clip disclosed in- Figure 5.

Figure 6 is a modified form of the rack.

Figure 7 is a vertical section'of the form shown inFigure 6.

Figure 8 is another modified form of the clip.

Figure 9 is a plan view of the clip shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a horizontal section taken along the line 10-10 of Figure 9.

liiigure 11 is another modified form of the. rac

Figure 12 is a still further modified form of the rack.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a base formed of metal or wood to which is secured a metal plate 2. The base 1 is adapted to be secured to a wall, door or any article of" furniture. Posts 3 are pivotally mounted at opposite ends of the base 1 in a manner which will be presently described and said posts are foldable in flat engagement with the base 1.

At spaced intervals along the metal plate 2 are cut ears 4 which are bent outwardly and at right angles to said metal plate and perforated to receive a pintle 6.

A clamping member 7 having a jaw 8 and an operating handle 9 is provided with perforated inturned ears 10 adapted to be received by the pintle 6 and in engagement with the outer faces of the ears 4 of the metal plate 2. Springs 11 are coiled about the pintle 6 and have their opposite ends in engagement with the metal plate 2 and the inner face of the handle 9 whereby the jaw 8 is always maintained in engagement with the metal plate 2.

Instead of the wire spring member 11, a flat resilient spring member 12 is bent around the pintle 6, as shown in Figure 5. and has one of its opposite ends in engagement with the metal member 2 and its other end in engagement with the inner face of the operating handle 9 of the clamping member 7 whereby the jaw 8, which is bentoutwardly, engages the lower end of the metal member 2. It will be noted that the legs of the resilient member 12 are convened while the legs of the resilient member 11' are concaved. 1

Referring more particularly to Figure 2, it will be noted that the opposite ends of the pintle 6 are headed, as shown at 13 for preventing loss of the pintle from the perforations in the various spaced ears 4.

The posts 3 are provided with outwardly projecting perforated ears 10 which are received by the pintle 6. Said ears are in face to face engagement with the ears 4 of the plate 2. The posts have upturned lips 5 for maintaining the collars on said posts.

through which the intermediate portion of a The portions of the metal of the posts 3 between the ears 10 are bent downwardly as shown at 3, forming a stop to support the posts in horizontal position. When the device is shipped the posts are placed in the inoperative position shown in Figure 4 so that the racks may be packed in a small carton. v I

In Figure 6 the single base member is dis-' pensed with and each clip is provided with an individual base member or lower clamping jaw 15. The upper clamping jaw 16, as well as the clamping member 15, are provided with inturned perforated ears 17 wire 18 is inserted. Sleeves 19 located between the clamping members are adapted to maintain the clips in spaced relation.

As shown more particularly in Figure 7, the wire 18 forming part of the pintle, is bent upwardly at right angles to the pintle portion 20 of said wire as shown at 21, and horizontally rearward at 22 and vertically upward at 23. The free ends of the wire are formed with eyes 24 adapted to receive a screw or nail for securing the rack in any desired fixed position. A spring 12 of any suitable form or shape may be employed for maintaining the jaws 8 in engagement with each other.

Instead of the inner base member 15 forming one element of the clip orv clamping means I may provide a narrow base member 25 to which one end of a flat spring 26 is secured, while the opposite end of the spring is secured to a clamping member27. The resilient member26 is bent intermediate its ends and forms not only a means for maintaining the jaw 8 in engagement with the wall or structure 28 to which the clip has been secured but acts as a fulcrum when the clamping member is locked. The clamping jaw 27 and the base members 25 are stamped to provide pairs of spaced cars 28 which are bent inwardly and inserted through perforations in the ends of the spring member 26 and bent into engagement with the inner face of the spring member whereby the clamping aw 27 and the base member 25 are locked to said spring member as shown more particularly in Figures 9 and 10.

, Referring more particularly to Figure 11, a post 29 is shown secured to a support and has at its upper end a pintle 30 upon which -'is rotatably mounted a wheel 31. The rim of the wheel is in the shape of a wire 32 upon which are mounted a plurality of clips 33' In Figure 12 is shown a post 29 having a pintle 34 mounted at its upper end upon which is rotatably mounted a hub 35 having radiating arms 36 in the form of wires.

These wires are adapted to be inserted of the forms of clips, but more particularly themannerof-spacing the clips along the wire 18 of the rack shown in Figure 6.

In any of the racks the ties are inserted beneath the upper jaw of the clips and when the jaw is released the same will maintain the tie in position. When it is desired to remove the tie it will be only necessary to ex ert suflicient pull on the same to cause the engagedend of the tie to be withdrawn from beneath the clamping jaw of the clips.

It will be noted as shown more particularly in Figures 1 and 6 that the operating handles 9 of the clip are providedwith indicia designating the days of the week so that the ties may be so disposed and supported-by the clips thereby disclosing a plurality of ties arranged for each day of the week.

lVhen the racks are not employed for use of an individual but as a means for displaying articles in a store, the indicia may be dispensed with and the. price tags may be associated with the oeprating handles.

What I claim is:

1. A rack comprising a base member, ears cut from the base member and projecting outwardly, ,resilient clamping jaws pivotally connected with certain of the paairs of ears, posts pivotally connected with other pairs of cars and provided with a pro ecting lug adapted to snap over the upper edge of the base member for locking the posts in an inoperative position said post when looking in an operative position being adapted to be employed as a clamping member.

2. A rack comprising a base member, ears cut from the base member and bent upwardly in spaced relation, clamping jaws provided with inturned ears in similar spaced relation, said ears being perforated, and a single pintle passing through the perforated ears on the base member and on the clamping member for locking the clampingmemher to the base member, a resilient means for each clamping member for maintaining one end of the clamping member in engage:

'ment with the base member, and posts pivotally mounted upon the base member and foldable in close association with the base member, said post having a lip engageable over the edge of the-base member for causing the post to remain in folded position said post when locking in an operative position being adapted to be employed as a clamping member.

ALEXANDER DOMBROWSKY. 

